Telephone stand



' Nov. 15, 1927.

1,649,645 0. S. ALLEN TELEPHONE STAND Filed May 21, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l (9 50 /& MW,

Nov. 15, 1927.

1,649,645 0- S. ALLEN TELEPHONE STAND Filed May 21, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Nov. 15, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

one s. ALLEN, or CLEVELAND, OHIO.

TELEPHONE s'rnnn.

Application filed May 21, 1924. Serial No. 714,792.

This invention relates to telephone stands nances for use in connection with a tele or supports. The primary object of my inphone. Another problem presented is how vention is to support the usual desk type of to effect the adjustment of the phone holder telephone transmitters in such a manner to dilferent heights from the floor as well as that it may be easily moved to and supin a horizontal plane.

ported in any desired position, and to pro- I have adopted as my preferred form of vide memorandum pad, telephone receiver main supporting stand, a hollow'tubing 1 support, etc., appurtenant to the telephone which may be made up of a plurality of secin the most easily accessible position relations such as the larger section 2 atthe base 10 tive to the telephone support. a and the length 3 of smaller diameter arising A further specific object is to provide a therefrom. The purpose of such a construcmovable dependent lock for a telephone tion is twofold. In the first place an article transmitter stand support, whereby the of such a length as is shown does not lend standmay be securely held in position and itself readily to packing and shipping,

15 yet which will allow it to be easily removed therefore by means of threading the upper when desired. Another object is to provide Section 3 into the lower section 2 the article a swingable support for the usual type of is easily assembled and easily demounted telephone transmitter which may be easily for shipping. Another result obtained by moved up and down tothe desired height. his construction is that of the abutment 4 20 Further objects include the provision of a harmed y he j n 0f h tu .WhiCh t l ph t d hi h i bl f b i serves as an abutment upon which the supeasily and cheaply manufactured from a porting sleeve 6 of the pad support 8 rests. small number of simple parts. The pad support may be of any desired Other objects will become apparent from ape b t I p efe to e p y a t p a e 8,

5 the further description of my invention shown as inclined toward the operator at 9 which pertains to the accompanying draw and having a substantially horizontal shelf ings. The essential characteristics will be 10 upon which the receiver may be placed definitely summarized in the claims. when it is desired to hold the telephone In the drawings Fig. 1 is aside elevation circuit closed as for instance when referQ so f my telephone stand. Fig. 2 is an enringto the telephone directory. I prefer to larged perspective of the swivel supporting curl the-lower end of the shelf as shown at lock for the telephone transmitter, Fig, 3 11, the partial tube formed thereby serving is aperspective of the pad and receiver supo Support a pen or pencil. "When so used, port. Fig. l is a perspective of a preferred this tube admits of the removal of the pen- 35 form of telephone directory rack. Fig. 5 is oil by simply drawing the fingers along the cross ti t k along the line 5-5 of open side of the tube. The supporting Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional sleeve 6 may be drawn from the body of view showing the telephone supporting lock. the shelf or may be formed of a separate Fig. 7 is a sectional plan taken along the flanged piece of tubing and seemed as by 40 lines 77 on Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a perspective spot welding to the shelf. I prefer to proshowing a modified form of supporting lock. Vide a reasonably tight fit between the sleeve There has been a constantly growing deand the standard in order that the shelf may mand for articles made largely from not be too easily moved when the operator wrought metals for use in homes and ofiices, is resting his hand thereon when using the 45 and I have therefore shown my telephone pa 7 stand adapted to be made largely from parts Preferably beneath the pad support, I that are easily adapted to this sort of conhave arranged a directory rac One form f struction. However, it is not my desire to which is shown in Fig. 4 as comprising a limit myself to the exact construction shown, single strip of resilient material 15 having so therefore the telephone support shown in a substantially vertical portion 16 terminatmy drawings should be considered merely a ing in the upwardly curving portion 17. preferredform of construction. One of the The upper ends of the U-shaped rack are ditliculties encountered is to preserve the shown as cut away at 18 and 19 in order appearance of such an article and at the that the rack may be made of such dimen- 55 same time provide the desired appurtesions as will substantially conceal the book but which will allow easy access thereto by the operator. The curled upper ends of the bracket provide for facilitating the insertion of a book and add to the decorative appearance of the stand. For supporting the rack I prefer to oifset a strip from the back 16 as shown at 21 which offset portion may rest upon a collar 21 shown as having a short set screw 22 for clamping it to the tube. My preferred form of pedestal consists of a single stamping 25 having outwardly projecting legs 26 curled at their ends to produce the effect of wrought iron. This pedestalmay be secured to the upright in any manner as by drawing, a central portion indicated at 7 in Fig. 5 into a tube which may be tapped to receive the lower section of the threaded tube 2 as shown.

I prefer to provide a bracket for supporting the telephone transmitter which'may be shifted longitudinally of the upright and which may be swung-in a horizontal plane to any position about the stand. I find that the well known 8 scroll 30 made from a single strip and having a tie strip 31 secured thereto at 32 and 33, which scroll and tie closely embrace the standard at openings 35 and 36 is very suitable for this purpose. One end of the scroll 37 bears against the tube to provide a detent against the creeping of the bracket along the tube.

My preferredform of lock or stirrup for the telephone transmitter is indicated at 40 and is bestshown in Figs. 2 and 6. This lock preferably comprises an L shaped member 41 to which a plate 42 is hinged at 13. A pair of oppositely disposed openings 44 and 45 in these members are adapted to be clamped over the enlarged pivot screw heads S of the usual desk type of telephone transmitten The member 41 and the plate l2 are held securely against the bifurcated upper end of the telephone stand H by means of the pivoted latch 47 secured to the member 41, as by a rivet 4:8, adapted to swing downwardly to engage and rest upon the heads of the screws. I have found that this latch is not likelyto he accidentally dis engaged by reason ofits position back of the phone, although it may be easily and quickly removed when desired by lifting the latch to the position shown in Fig. 6.

For securing this look or stirrup to the outer end of the bracket member 30 I pre fer to provide a rivet 50 of larger diameter at 51 which enlarged portion rotatably supports the stirrup. The upper end of the rivet is rigidly secured to the bracket. This provides for turning the transmitter in any direction irrespective of thehorizontal position of the bracket arm as shown in Fig. 7 in broken lines at 30.

A modified construction of telephone transmitter lock is shown in Fig. 8 wherein I dispense with the hinge and provide merely an inverted U shaped strip cut away as shown at 55 to receive the screw heads on the transmitter. I prefer to provide a single curved locking plate 56 pivoted as shown at 57 and which may be swung back out of the way when the telephone is placed on the support then downwardly to the position shown. This form of lock may be used without the clasp although when used as shown the likelihood of accidental removal of the instrument is extremely remote.

It will be seen that I have provided a telephone supporting stand which admits of a great amount of desirable adjustment when in use. I have further effected a simple com bination between the various parts of my device which bring the desired appurtenances of a home or oifice telephone system into the most desirable position.

I have found that the appearance of my stand is considerably enhanced by the addition of an electric lamp 60 surmounting the tube 3. The usual multiple socket fixture and the shade adapting ring may be secured to the upper end of the tube and held rigidly in place by a decorative net 62. The hollow standard serves as a conduit for the conductor wires as shown in Fig. 5.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a telephonestand, the combination of a bracket adjustably mounted on said stand, a pin carried by the bracket and extending downwardly therefrom, a clip adapted to engage the bifurcated head of a transmitter. column having a screw and nut extending therethrough, said clip comprising a U shaped member with one leg of the U hinged to 'the base of the U, the base of the U being adapted to pivotally receive said pin, each leg of the U being provided with a. circular aperture adapted to fit over the rounded heads of the said screw and nut of the bifurcated head of the transmitter column and means for engaging both legs and holding them in contact with the said bifurcated head.

2. In a telephone stand, the combination of. a bracket adjustably mounted on said stand, a. pin carried by the bracket and extending downwardly therefrom, a clip adapted to engage the bifurcated head of a transmitter column, said headhaving a member extending therethrough provided with rounded enlargements at its extremities, said clip comprising a U shaped member with one leg of the U hinged to the base of the U,.the base of the U being adapted to piv otally receive said pin, each leg of the U being provided with a circular aperture adapted to fit over the rounded enlargements of the said member of the bifurcated head of thetransmitter column and means pivotally connected to one of the legs adapted to be swung clear of both of the legs to till IIJU

permit the hinged leg to be removed from engagement with the said rounded enlargements 3. A telephone support comprising an arm, a clip carried thereby and adapted to engage the bifurcated head of the transmitter column, said head having screw heads or the like projecting at either side thereof, said clip comprising a U-shaped member,

each leg of the U being provided with an 1 opening adapted to fit over the respective screw head, and retaining means movably mounted on the legs of the clip for maintaining the legs in engagement with said screw heads.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature.

OTIS s. ALLEN. 

